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Backend & API Engineering

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Curated Certification CSE03

Build secure server-side applications and APIs across Python, Node, Java and .NET patterns with persistence, validation and testing.

Benchmark: Curated source set: Harvard / CS50 + University of Helsinki + FastAPI + Spring + Microsoft + Microsoft Learn + freeCodeCamp + GitHub Skills -- Credential note: this is a Zuyini mastery certificate built from the cited public courses. It is not issued, sponsored or endorsed by the source institutions, providers or companies.

Core Course Stack

1. CS50 Web: Python, JavaScript, APIs & Django

2. Full Stack Open - Node / REST APIs

3. FastAPI Tutorial

4. Building a RESTful Web Service

5. Create a Minimal API with ASP.NET Core

6. Build a web API with ASP.NET Core

7. Backend JavaScript Certification

8. GitHub Skills - CI / repository workflows

Hands-On Mastery Capstone

Implement a versioned REST API with validation, authentication/authorization, persistence, error handling, OpenAPI documentation, automated tests, observability hooks and rate/abuse controls.

Proof Rubric

  • API repository
  • OpenAPI spec
  • test suite
  • auth model
  • sample client
  • error/edge-case matrix
  • deployment/run instructions